100 years ago, 1916
The work horse parade, held under the auspices of the Androscoggin Humane Society, was the feature of the monster parade held yesterday in observance of Labor Day. This great cavalcade of men and horses was got together through the efforts of the Androscoggin County Humane Society and local labor unions and to them is due the credit of staging in Lewiston and Auburn one of the largest parades ever seen here. Chief Marshal Col. A. B. Nealy led the procession which started promptly at 9:30 from Main Street, Lewiston.

50 years ago, 1966
Twin City motorists got a special, unique treat this weekend as they drove along a segment of Lewiston’s Sabattus Street. The treat, it should be noted, was a strange ride that could be compared to a slide down one of grandma’s antiquated washboards. The problem was on Sabattus Street, between Campus Avenue and East Avenue, where a $100,000 reconstruction protect is currently underway. The road is full of so-called potholes caused by a pre-holiday rain storm which drenched the Twin City Area with 1.09 inches of precipitation. Motorists driving along the road anytime after the Sunday afternoon storm were subject to dropping into one pothole after another.

25 years ago, 1991
Although the threat of a nuclear waste dump in Auburn appears to be receding, the city’s Low-Level Radioactive Waste Committee isn’t planning to fold its tent. “We’re not going to disband,” committee co-chair Marsha Haines said Wednesday. “We’re going to finish this (report) up, then sit back and see what happens. We’ll still be meeting, but we certainly won’t be meeting every week.” Although a proposed waste disposal facility site on Waterman Road has been eliminated from state consideration, there is still a chance that some other site in Auburn could be chosen, she noted.

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